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Over 50 dead in Baghdad attacks More than 80 dead in Iraq blast
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More than 50 people have been killed in a series of blasts and attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say. At least 82 people have been killed in a car bomb blast in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, security officials say.
The deadliest attack came in the Shia stronghold of Sadr City, where a car bomb exploded near an army checkpoint. The attack, on a food market in the Sadriya area of the city, left scores of people injured.
The blast left at least 30 people dead and dozens more injured, security officials said. The blast was one of a series of bomb attacks which struck mainly Shia areas of the city, leaving at least 120 dead.
An earlier car bombing, near a hospital in the city's mostly-Shia Karrada district, left at least 10 people dead, police said. The blasts came as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said Iraqi security forces would assume control of the country by the end of the year.
A number of other bombings and shootings have been reported in and around the capital. In one, four policemen were said to have been killed. On Monday, the Iraqi parliament bloc loyal to radical cleric Moqtada Sadr withdrew from the cabinet, demanding Mr Maliki set a timetable for a US troop withdrawal.
Bodies
The worst attack happened in Sadriya, where police said more than 80 people were killed in a blast at a food market.
A Reuters photographer at the scene reported seeing dozens of bodies, including women and children.
Another 30 people were killed in a blast near a checkpoint in Sadr City, while 10 more died in a blast near a hospital in Karrada.
Car and suicide bombings have occurred almost daily in Baghdad in recent months, despite a US-led security crackdown since February.Car and suicide bombings have occurred almost daily in Baghdad in recent months, despite a US-led security crackdown since February.
Checkpoint blast
There have been several attacks in the Shia-dominated Sadr City and Karrada districts.
In Sadr City, a suicide bomber blew up his car as he waited in line at a checkpoint, the Associated Press news agency said.
At least eight vehicles were incinerated by the blast, the agency said. Police said 45 people were injured.
In Karrada, a vehicle exploded on a road near a private hospital. More than a dozen people were reported hurt in the blast.
The attacks came as officials from more than 60 countries attended a UN conference in Geneva on the plight of Iraqi refugees.The attacks came as officials from more than 60 countries attended a UN conference in Geneva on the plight of Iraqi refugees.
The UN estimates up to 50,000 people flee the violence in Iraq each month.The UN estimates up to 50,000 people flee the violence in Iraq each month.
The US military, meanwhile, said its forces had killed five militants during a raid on near the town of Fallujah in the restive Anbar province. The US military, meanwhile, said its forces had killed five militants during a raid on near the town of Fallujah in restive Anbar province.
Thirty people were detained during the operation, the military said.Thirty people were detained during the operation, the military said.